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Tour the Growing Colony Location Overview Tour the Growing Colony Location Overview This document is an overview of the text, video and audio students can access as they explore this interactive. Introduction: Explore the buildings and plantations and meet the people of St. Mary's City in 1685. Click on the locations in the drawing to learn what they were used for. If a location is yellow (like this one , you can click on the link to watch video and see pictures of life in the 1600's. Town Landing This is the location where most travelers entered St. Mary's City by water. The water was deep enough for boats to get near the shore and the sandy beach made it the ideal location to land small boats and unload merchandise. From here, goods could easily be carried up a gentle slope into the city, along Middle Street. Prison of 1676 A law was passed in St. Mary's City which said a prison had to be built by 1676. The prison was for debtors - people who didn't pay their bills - and criminals. Longer Narrated Description: In early Maryland, people were not put in jails for long periods of time. Most criminals were held in jail for only a few days while they waited for trials or until they paid their debt. The short jail time let the colonist get back to their most important job - growing tobacco - quickly. Punishments for 17th century crimes might seem harsh by today's standards. The most common punishment was flogging, or whipping. Thieves might have their hand branded with a hot iron or have part of their ear chopped off. A person who used profanity might have a hole bored in their tongue. The most serious criminals, like pirates and murderers, were hung in the gallows green. Some colonists were sentenced to stand in the pillory or sit in the stocks. Compared to flogging for branding, standing in the pillory might not seem that bad. But this punishment hurt more than the man's body. Standing in front of the entire colony all day ruined his reputation. In Maryland, it was very important that people trust each other. Tobacco was only harvested once a year. So colonists had to promise to pay for goods and supplies with next year's crop. This meant that colonists had to trust each other to pay their debts when the time came. Now imagine you are a colonist and you see someone who wanted to trade with you standing in the pillory or stocks. Would you trust them the next time they wanted to trade you? Public punishment ruined a man's most valuable possession - his reputation. The side bar video features interpreters from St. Mary's City and a person who is being punished. Mulberry Tree There is a legend in St. Mary's City that Leonard Calvert met with the Yaocomaco Indians under this tree in March of 1634 to sign a treaty for their lands. Later, it was said that the tree was used as a place to post public announcements. This tree was still standing in 1885, nearly 250 years after the Calverts stood beneath its shade. Lawyer's Lodging This house was built by Thomas Dent, a lawyer. He called it Lawyers' Lodging. At his death, Tour the Growing Colony Location Overview - page 2 Lawyer's Lodging (continued) other lawyers used it and it may have eventually become an Ordinary, or inn. In 1686, Robert Gelley, then the manager of the Ordinary, was told he must close it down. People thought it was too great a temptation to clerks at work in the nearby state house. 1676 State House The State House of 1676 was Lord Baltimore's seat of government and the place where the Assembly and Provincial Council conducted the colony's business Longer Narrated Description: From 1634 to 1695, St. Mary's City was the center of the colony. Land deeds and titles for all of Maryland were approved here. Lord Baltimore's judges heard important cases here as well. Click the video to the right to see part of a court trial as it might have occurred in 1685. But most importantly, St. Mary's City was home to the Assembly. This group of men met to write and change laws for the colony. The first Assembly in Maryland was made up of two parts. The Lower House came from all freemen in the colony. In other words, anyone who owned land could be a member of the Lower House. On the other hand, members of the Upper House were named by Lord Baltimore himself. Only the most important, wealthy men in Maryland were members of the Upper House. What did the Assembly do before the Stat House was built? From 1634 to 1676, the government of Maryland met in private homes and ordinaries. Eventually, the colony found it needed a larger meeting place. In 1676, work was completed on the large, three-story brick state house. For nearly 20 years, the State House was home to judges, lawmakers, freemen, and clerks. In 1695, the capital moved to its new home in Annapolis. After the move, the old State House building briefly served as a county court house. It was later used as a church. In 1829, the building was torn down. Pasture Land Grazing land was needed for the many horses that carried travelers to St. Mary's City. Each public inn was required to have a stable for the convenience of travelers. By the 1680's, horses were more common in Maryland. But in the early years, horses were both rare and expensive, as they were very hard to ship over from Europe. Clocker's Choice Daniel Clocker, a former indentured servant who became a planter and carpenter, built a house on this property. Clocker was a member of the Common Council of St. Mary's City, the group of land owners who drafted laws in the colony. He probably planned to run an Ordinary here. However, he died and the house and lot had to be sold to pay his debts. The new owner, the lawyer John Jones, renamed it Providence and it may have been used as an inn. Gallows The gallows were used for public hangings. Gallows Green This piece of land was named for the gallows that were located there. Later, the land was fenced in for use as a pasture. Triple Contract This building was probably named for the three lawyers who owned it. It was used as an office for the lawyers. It was located close to the State House, which made it convenient for the Tour the Growing Colony Location Overview - page 3 Triple Contract (continued) lawyers and their clients whose cases were tried there. Garret van Sweringen's Council Chamber Inn This building was first used as a government meeting house and a place for storing official records. When the State House was built in 1676, it was no longer needed for that purpose and became a private inn. The owner, a Dutch colonist named Garrett van Sweringen, made it one of the most luxurious inns in the colony. He also established a coffee house, which was a place to talk, drink, and smoke. This was the first known coffee house in the Chesapeake region. Early Marylanders probably wanted their colonial capital to be a special place where the wealthiest travelers could experience a touch of elegance in the newly settled frontier. Building on Charles Calvert's Lot This building may have been used by Governor Charles Calvert (the future Lord Baltimore) as townhouse when he was in St. Mary's City. He had a plantation called Mattapany on the Patuxent River but it was eight miles away. A house in the capital city would have been more convenient for overnight visits when court was in session. Calvert House Governor Leonard Calvert built this house in the 1630s. Since it was very large, the Assembly met here from time to time. Leonard Calvert probably died here in 1647. After his death the house was used as a state house and an inn and it became known as the Country's House. After the new brick State House was built in 1676, the house became an Ordinary until the capital was moved to Annapolis in 1695. The Calvert house was a very important building for nearly the entire history of St. Mary's City Cordea's Hope Mark Cordea was a French colonist and merchant. He served as mayor of St. Mary's City. As a merchant, he probably operated a store and office at this location. Some think he may have possibly operated an Ordinary here for a short time. Longer Narrated Description: With all the malls and superstores today, it might be hard to imagine a time with no place to shop. But that's just how it was in 17th century Maryland. Unlike colonies in Virginia and Boston, Maryland didn't have what we would call stores. Instead, they had trading and storehouses. Cordea's Hope was one of the few storehouses in Maryland. Unlike a store, a storehouse was unheated and not open all the time. If a colonist wanted to buy shoes, utensils, cookware, candlesticks, gunpowder, or other goods imported from Europe, they could make an appointment with Master Cordea. After you arranged a time, Master Cordea or one of his servants would meet you at the store to get your goods and add up the total. Paper was very scarce and expensive in early Maryland. So the merchants at Cordea's Hope may have used a counter board.
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